Striga hermonthica

Striga hermonthica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Orobanchaceae
Tribus: Buchnereae
Genus: Striga
Species: Striga hermonthica

Name

Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth., 1836

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Buchnera hermonthica Delile in Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 2(Mém.): 245 (1813)
• Heterotypic
  • Striga campuleia Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 646 (1841)
  • Striga hermonthica subsp. senegalensis (Benth.) Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 34: 138 (1943)
  • Striga senegalensis Benth. in Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 363 (1836)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo Regional: Cental Africa Burkina, Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Niger, Rwanda Regional: Eastern Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Northern Africa Egypt Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Peninsular Arabia Saudi Arabia, Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Bentham, G., 1940 . Companion to the Botanical Magazine. London 1:365.

Additional references

• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2013. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 5: Dicotyledoneae: Oleaceae – Zygophyllaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0128-5, 451 pp. PDF Reference page. 
• Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. 2008. Plants of Angola / Plantas de Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1–279. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-45-7. PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Striga hermonthica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 November 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Striga hermonthica. Published online. Accessed: November 02 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Striga hermonthica Accessed: 02 November 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Striga hermonthica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 November 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Striga hermonthica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: purple witchweed

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